August 23, 1999
Pittsburgh, PA - Dave McKeown, President of TerraSim Inc., will speak at the 1999 Simulation Interoperability Workshop (SIW) in Orlando Florida. The subject will be the Ft. Benning database, one of two centerpiece simulations created by TerraSim as part of the DARPA Video Surveillance and Monitoring (VSAM) program demonstration.
The Ft. Benning database features extremely accurate tree-placement along the perimeter and inside the MOUT. Typically, generalized tree regions are defined in forested areas, and are represented by a tree canopy. For this database, however, dense forested regions with accurately placed individual trees were required.
Two techniques were used to accurately place the tree models. Along the eastern side of the MOUT, a land survey team compiled tree-location information using GPS (Global Positioning System) technology. TerraTools® automatically placed the individual tree models onto the terrain. Positions for tree models on the western side of the database were generated using TEdit, part of the TerraTools toolset, from a set of orthophotos of the Benning database.
About TerraSim
TerraSim is a high-technology company that provides software solutions and services for advanced visual simulation database construction using cartographic data. TerraTools®, their primary product, is available for both Windows NT/2000/XP and SGI IRIX workstations. TerraTools is used in the automated construction of dense urban environments for regional planning as well as simulation databases for military exercises covering hundreds of one degree geocells. TerraSim also provides database construction services and advanced technology development for both civilian and military customers.
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